How to Use quaint in a Sentence
quaint
adjective
- The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives.
- The fishing village was very quaint.
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So, there’s no need for a trip to the quaint dime store.
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John Kass,
chicagotribune.com,
15 Aug. 2019
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Small houses and a mill line the quaint street near the bridge.
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Peter Marteka,
courant.com,
20 May 2018
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The game was quaint and rough around the edges and fans were harder to find.
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oregonlive,
15 Feb. 2020
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This forced the hubs to listen to the game (how quaint!) through the app on his smartphone.
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Doreen Christensen,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
13 Oct. 2017
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But what is viewed as creepy now may look quaint in the future.
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WIRED,
22 Sep. 2023
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A lawless no man's land, right on a quaint Dutch canal.
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Ken Jennings,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2017
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In the Internet age, the idea of a yearslong ethics process seems quaint.
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Alan Fram,
The Seattle Times,
9 Dec. 2017
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Its horror takes place at home, in a quaint village, in the full light of day.
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Ruth Franklin,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2019
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Visit the town, as well, with its quaint shops and eateries.
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Brenda Yenke,
cleveland,
7 Nov. 2019
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Juky Crigler Holt: Her house was a quaint little house.
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CBS News,
29 June 2019
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Inviting cafes and restaurants line the quaint streets.
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Vince Ellis,
Detroit Free Press,
21 Oct. 2019
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Mars and Venus in the Workplace reads, today, as a quaint anachronism.
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Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2017
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By then, the Stormy Daniels affair seemed almost quaint.
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Monica Hesse,
Washington Post,
22 Mar. 2023
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The Machado-Bogaerts-Tatis deals might look quaint by then.
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Gabe Lacques,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2023
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Photo : Knight Frank Among the dwellings are quaint stone cottages.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 May 2024
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So in 10 more years, box sets may transform from quaint to extinct.
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Andrew Dansby,
Houston Chronicle,
22 Nov. 2019
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Bring a chair to sit under the trees in the quaint country setting of Arbor Park on Main Street.
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courant.com,
30 Aug. 2019
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Just upstream from Cochem is Beilstein, the quaintest of all Mosel towns.
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Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2023
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As states take that choice away from women, that debate now seems quaint.
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Annalisa Merelli,
Quartz,
16 June 2019
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Home to more than 100 acres of lush greenery and gardens, this peaceful home is both quaint and vast.
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Chris Jackson,
House Beautiful,
5 May 2023
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Here are some of the quaint, quirky, creative and humorous adornments not to be missed.
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Daily Pilot Staff,
Daily Pilot,
15 Dec. 2017
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Below is a quaint port town that is home to about 6,200 locals like Meletiou.
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Jason Horowitz,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 Feb. 2020
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Below is a quaint port town that is home to about 6,200 locals like Mr. Meletiou.
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Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2020
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The quaint spot is affixed with lighting so that Tierney and her guests can enjoy the space day or night.
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Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE.com,
9 Dec. 2019
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It's filled with quaint colonial buildings in bright, vibrant hues, great eats and a unique arts scene.
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Darla Guillen Gilthorpe,
Houston Chronicle,
13 July 2019
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Beaufort is a quaint town, lined with coastal cottages and Colonial homes.
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Lizzie Presser,
ProPublica,
15 July 2019
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This all changes when she is informed in the lead-up to Christmas that a great-aunt has left her a centuries-old manor home in the quaint English town of Plumhill.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 June 2024
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Some of that is optics: A power plant emitting plumes of black smoke screams pollution, while a pasture of cattle, chickens, or pigs along the highway looks natural and quaint — even eco-friendly.
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Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Aug. 2024
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